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CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 3 1. CONTEXT OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................... 5 2. OVERVIEW OF THE METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................... 7 3. SUMMARY OF OVERALL RANKING ................................................................................................. 9 3.1. ESTABLISHMENT PILLAR ..................................................................................................................... 11 3.2. OPERATION AND COMPETITION PILLAR ............................................................................................ 17 4. IMPLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 21 ANNEX 1. STRUCTURE OF THE RRI ...................................................................................................... 22 ANNEX 2. DESCRIPTION OF SCORING APPROACH ................................................................................ 26 ANNEX 3. ABOUT CIVITTA .................................................................................................................. 33 2